dahyun
i stood there in shock.
why were two police cars parked outside my house?
a range of emotions started flooding my insides. they were shock, confusion and grief. it hurt me, seeing my house bounded with police tape. it hurt me so much to the point where tears started burning my eyes. my lower lip trembled as i struggled to get any words out.
in the middle of my griefing, i heard jimin say quietly in the back, "let's go."
but before i could protest or ask questions, he grabbed my arm and started dragging me in the opposite direction.
"j-jimin, where are we going?" i started saying but jimin ignored me, continuing with his rushed movements. we turned a corner, now walking on the main road with lots of cars passing by us.
"jimin," i said again, trying to get his attention. he was too concentrated in walking while gripping my arm unusually tight. his hold was starting to hurt but i ignored it.
i was about to say his name again when two police officers appeared out of nowhere. they just exited out of a store that was a few metres away from us. jimin was quick to notice and swiftly walked into another random shop, taking me with him.
quickly scanning my surroundings, i realised we were inside a ladies garment store. as stunned as i was, jimin calmly walked to the back of the store to where the fitting rooms were. he stepped into a stall and pulled me inside. he closed the door and locked it, securing us inside.
i looked up at him, our bodies were uncomfortably close. the stall wasn't big enough for two people so our bodies were nearly touching. i would be lying if i said my heart wasn't beating super fast at this moment.
but even in a moment like this, i pushed away my stupid teenage feelings and whispered to jimin, "what are we doing? we're not allowed in here." he rolled his eyes and said, "well, would you rather be outside with the cops?"
i sighed, knowing he was right.
"then what's the plan? there's police everywhere...even at my house. why is the police at my house?" i spoke in a hushed tone.
"well, let me think...maybe because you're a fucking criminal?" he quietly yelled, looking at me with a dumbstruck expression.
"i'm not a criminal, they have it all wrong. i'm innocent!"
"why don't you try telling them that? i'm sure they'd love to hear all about it," jimin said sarcastically, looking away from me. i scoffed at his response and said, "jimin, can you for once be serious? what am i going to do? i can't go anywhere without the police seeing me!"
"will you shut the fuck up? i already know what to do," he snapped at me as he quickly took out his phone from his pocket. he dialled a number and waited for the person to pick up.
"what? who are you call-" he cut off my words by saying, "shut up."
i gave him a look but jimin was too busy to notice as he talked on the phone. they exchanged a few hushed words together for a few moments until he hung up.
"let's go," he said while opening the stall door. we walked out of the store and the first thing i saw...a police car parked right outside.
shit, i knew they were on to us.
i was about to turn and make a run for it when jimin stopped me, gripping my shoulders. my eyes widened in shock as i looked at him, wondering what the hell he was doing.
the shock on my face never altered as jimin started pushing me towards the police car.
okay, now he's just being insane.
jimin opened the door and made me go inside. he also climbed in and closed the door behind him. i looked at jimin like he was crazy. so many thoughts were running through my mind as i sat inside the police car.
'did jimin set me up? am i getting sent to jail? why would jimin do this to me?'
but before i could do anything, the car started moving. i looked to the driver's seat to see a cop, casually sitting there while driving the car to the main road.
"long time no see, right jimin?" the cop asked in his husky voice. a smile embraced on his face as he looked at jimin through his rearview mirror. jimin also smiled, he nodded and responded with, "long time no see, namjoon. thanks for the help."
"no worries, anything for a friend."
i blinked, not understanding the situation.
do they know each other? since when did jimin make friends with a cop?
jimin caught my stare and cleared his throat, he looked at namjoon and said, "oh, this is her."
i looked at the cop, he averted his attention to me, staring at me through the mirror. he smiled, allowing his dimples to show on either side of his cheeks.
"ah, she's the one everyone's after. may i say how honoured i am to meet you? i'm not even kidding when i say this, but you practically famous. everyone knows you for being a crazy serial killer."
"oh...um, thanks?" i said unsure, looking at him awkwardly. he chuckled and said, "i know you're probably freaked out right now but don't worry, i'm not going to arrest you. jimin told me how you're innocent. and i believe him, you don't look like the violent type anyway."
i looked at jimin, surprised he would do such a thing.
jimin believes i'm innocent?
"oh, sorry. i forgot to introduce myself. my name is namjoon, i was jimin's friend back in middle school when i transferred there for a year."
jimin started speaking, "but then the teachers realised how smart he was so he got transferred to another school. he's a detective now, working for the police. i told him all about your problem and he's willing to help."
"help? what do you mean help?" i asked, looking at him with wide eyes.
he paused for a second, looking at me with a different look in his eyes.
a smirk rose on his lips.
"we're going to catch the real motherfucker who killed my parents."
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hey guys, sorry it's late. i wanted to make sure this chapter was perfect before i released it!
but anyway, hope you enjoyed! a new character, joonie is here! he's so lovely and i can't wait for you guys to see what's in store for him later on :))
see u next week!
alunaticdi
